It's a TITAN
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Yea the Titan is a good truck - maybe the best in it's class. I'd personally never buy 1 cause it doesn't have a bow-tie or blue-oval. But that's my loss. I hope the domestic manufactures get their act together.
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As with Titan, I have lost three Ford friends and/or relatives to other makes.
1 - Toyota
2 - Dodge Ram Hemi 1500
All seem to be happy with their choice.
Wondering what F Series sales will be like next year at this time?
1 - Toyota
2 - Dodge Ram Hemi 1500
All seem to be happy with their choice.
Wondering what F Series sales will be like next year at this time?
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Originally Posted by FRECSF
As with Titan, I have lost three Ford friends and/or relatives to other makes.
1 - Toyota
2 - Dodge Ram Hemi 1500
All seem to be happy with their choice.
Wondering what F Series sales will be like next year at this time?
1 - Toyota
2 - Dodge Ram Hemi 1500
All seem to be happy with their choice.
Wondering what F Series sales will be like next year at this time?
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Originally Posted by Virus
I don't think it will effect them dramatically. Ford and Chevy in that order have huge sales on service trucks which the foreign makers will never touch. The Ram Hemi 1500 is a very nice truck with good reviews. Hopefully Ford will listen to it's customers and introduce features that people want in their trucks. Nissan went out and interviews thousands (not sure of the correct number of people, but think it's 20,000+ people) of Ford, Dodge and Chevy owners and asked them what sort of features they wanted in their truck that they didn't have. They took the most popular responses and added those features into the Titan.
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The Titan is a good truck maybe a great one. But its not the Big 3. Names sell trucks believe me. People want to believe that we can make a good ole truck right here in the U.S.A.. We dont want to think that somebody foreign has something better then we do. Believe me Ford takes there trucks seriously. A whole new several million dollar plant in Dearborn for the 150. The most state of the art in the Big 3. Ford will build trucks that people want.
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Originally Posted by DMAX-HD
Really good point - it'll only make better domestic truck options for all of us in the future.
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Originally Posted by DMAX-HD
Really good point - it'll only make better domestic truck options for all of us in the future.
It's just that Ford is sometimes slow in identifying these changes in customer buying habits. Let's hope Ford does more surveying and responds quicker when trends develop. I think the Hemi "image" advertising campaign and the Nissan engine/transmission combo sort of caught Ford sleeping. But the giant has been awakened now. We will benefit from this.
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Originally Posted by FRECSF
As with Titan, I have lost three Ford friends and/or relatives to other makes.
1 - Toyota
2 - Dodge Ram Hemi 1500
All seem to be happy with their choice.
Wondering what F Series sales will be like next year at this time?
1 - Toyota
2 - Dodge Ram Hemi 1500
All seem to be happy with their choice.
Wondering what F Series sales will be like next year at this time?
As for Chevy, well, they have a ways to go before I will even step on one of their lots.
Believe me when I say, that the F150 came in a very strong 2nd in my comparison test. I don't think they have that far to go. I think the Hurricane and a 5 speed auto would really even things out.
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Armada and Brons2,
Well, The TITAN has a couple of years to prove itself. Do you really think Nissan was thinking how the truck will perform with all it's payload. I mean, they built a friggin all aluminum engine. I would hate for it to overheat, it'll melt like a marshmallow. Maybe you should invest in some Hi-Flow Electric Fans, something that will give you a sense of security. Second, that TITAN looks exactly like a Dodge, cheap. It will fall apart like all Nissans in this world. You will regret buying that TITAN. Third, TITAN has 4-valve per cylinder and has almost equivalent power to the F150. That's WEAK. Let's put 4-valve on the FORD 5.4s and we'll so how much HP increase it'll get. Let alone, 5.4 modular engine has an iron block. So you see you can't go wrong with a FORD. They have been proving it for years. Give the TITAN some time to prove itself and we'll see you back at the FORD Dealer trading it in. I see more and more chevys and dodges at FORD dealers, why, cuz FORD is better.
Well, The TITAN has a couple of years to prove itself. Do you really think Nissan was thinking how the truck will perform with all it's payload. I mean, they built a friggin all aluminum engine. I would hate for it to overheat, it'll melt like a marshmallow. Maybe you should invest in some Hi-Flow Electric Fans, something that will give you a sense of security. Second, that TITAN looks exactly like a Dodge, cheap. It will fall apart like all Nissans in this world. You will regret buying that TITAN. Third, TITAN has 4-valve per cylinder and has almost equivalent power to the F150. That's WEAK. Let's put 4-valve on the FORD 5.4s and we'll so how much HP increase it'll get. Let alone, 5.4 modular engine has an iron block. So you see you can't go wrong with a FORD. They have been proving it for years. Give the TITAN some time to prove itself and we'll see you back at the FORD Dealer trading it in. I see more and more chevys and dodges at FORD dealers, why, cuz FORD is better.
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Originally Posted by F-Deuce50
Armada and Brons2,
Well, The TITAN has a couple of years to prove itself. Do you really think Nissan was thinking how the truck will perform with all it's payload. I mean, they built a friggin all aluminum engine. I would hate for it to overheat, it'll melt like a marshmallow. Maybe you should invest in some Hi-Flow Electric Fans, something that will give you a sense of security. Second, that TITAN looks exactly like a Dodge, cheap. It will fall apart like all Nissans in this world. You will regret buying that TITAN. Third, TITAN has 4-valve per cylinder and has almost equivalent power to the F150. That's WEAK. Let's put 4-valve on the FORD 5.4s and we'll so how much HP increase it'll get. Let alone, 5.4 modular engine has an iron block. So you see you can't go wrong with a FORD. They have been proving it for years. Give the TITAN some time to prove itself and we'll see you back at the FORD Dealer trading it in. I see more and more chevys and dodges at FORD dealers, why, cuz FORD is better.
Well, The TITAN has a couple of years to prove itself. Do you really think Nissan was thinking how the truck will perform with all it's payload. I mean, they built a friggin all aluminum engine. I would hate for it to overheat, it'll melt like a marshmallow. Maybe you should invest in some Hi-Flow Electric Fans, something that will give you a sense of security. Second, that TITAN looks exactly like a Dodge, cheap. It will fall apart like all Nissans in this world. You will regret buying that TITAN. Third, TITAN has 4-valve per cylinder and has almost equivalent power to the F150. That's WEAK. Let's put 4-valve on the FORD 5.4s and we'll so how much HP increase it'll get. Let alone, 5.4 modular engine has an iron block. So you see you can't go wrong with a FORD. They have been proving it for years. Give the TITAN some time to prove itself and we'll see you back at the FORD Dealer trading it in. I see more and more chevys and dodges at FORD dealers, why, cuz FORD is better.
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Originally Posted by Brons2
The Ford and the Nissan were the only considerations for me. The Dodge's backseat is useless for an adult over 5'5", and the Toyota is just not in the same class as all the other full size pickups, and it just reminds me too much of a car. Not to mention the Toyota dealers around here are the most crooked car dealers I have ever encountered due to the Gulf States Toyota distributor adds that are worthless and usually several thousand dollars.
As for Chevy, well, they have a ways to go before I will even step on one of their lots.
Believe me when I say, that the F150 came in a very strong 2nd in my comparison test. I don't think they have that far to go. I think the Hurricane and a 5 speed auto would really even things out.
As for Chevy, well, they have a ways to go before I will even step on one of their lots.
Believe me when I say, that the F150 came in a very strong 2nd in my comparison test. I don't think they have that far to go. I think the Hurricane and a 5 speed auto would really even things out.
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Wrong, NISSAN were always crap, even back when they were DATSUN. You must not drive your trucks hard. All i'm saying dude, is that NISSAN has 4-valve and should produce more power. FORD is producing the same power with less TECHNOLOGY. Why don't you carefully read my post before making an arguement. GEEEEEEEZZUZ
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Originally Posted by F-Deuce50
Wrong, NISSAN were always crap, even back when they were DATSUN. You must not drive your trucks hard. All i'm saying dude, is that NISSAN has 4-valve and should produce more power. FORD is producing the same power with less TECHNOLOGY. Why don't you carefully read my post before making an arguement. GEEEEEEEZZUZ